Bengaluru, Jan 24: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said the much-delayed Cabinet expansion will take place in the next three days.
At the Kempegowda International Airport, after his arrival from Davos, he informed that he would discuss the matter with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take a final decision on the distribution of important portfolios.
Deputy CM Ashwanath Narayna, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and others received the Chief Minister at the airport. The issue of Cabinet expansion was kept in abeyance, ever since the spectacular victory of 12 Assembly seats for BJP, for which the by-elections were held recently. The bypolls were necessitated, following the resignation of about 17 sitting Congress and JD (S) MLAs, which resulted in the collapse of the JDS-Congress coalition government in the state.
BJP had reportedly lured the Congress and JD (S) MLAs into their camp, after promising them to give party ticket to contest the elections, as well as ministerial berths. The Chief Minister had kept as many as 16 Cabinet berths, along with plum portfolios, vacant, after forming the BJP government, with the support of the deserted Congress and JD (S) MLAs, in July last. However, the issue of Cabinet expansion had postponed on one reason or the other, as Yediyurappa was struggling to keep the promise he had made to the former Congress and the JDS MLAs, on whose sacrifice the BJP came back to power.
With the strong demand for ministerial berths within the loyal BJP MLAs, the BJP high command had reportedly advised Yediyurappa to accommodate only a few of the turncoat MLAs and strike balance between the groups.
However, Yediyurappa, who had assured the Congress and JD (S) MLAs of giving them Cabinet berths, had been in dilemma ever since and found it tough to convince the party's Central leaders.
According to party sources, the Chief Minister is not only facing problems over the expansion of his Cabinet, but is also worried over the demand for creation of more number of Deputy Chief Ministers, adding to the present list of three.
Mangaluru, May 4: An Israel-bound passenger has been arrested at Mangaluru International Airport, here as he was in procession of two live bullets.
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If he was muslim it would have been \\"\" breaking news im arnab goswamis throat.. Hypocrites dont show this.. Arresting of real terrorists."
oh namo shiva,,,, Not muslim,,, Otherwise story could be manglorean apponited to kill / carry out terror attack in Isareeel, by AL- hamas , hijbul mujahideen,,. many mnay.... Breaking news @ Times now,,,zee new,,,etc etc,,TV9,,,tonight debate with AR-nab Cow swamy.
Mangalore media shouted \Terrorist\" once Mangalorean Muslim youths carries Chakkuli, Kaarakaddi and some snacks. Here gone silent????"
#7 He came to deceive cheddis, the ways they are doing since decades...
NO NEWS SO FAR IN OTHER MEDIA....ONLY I CAME TO KNOW BY CD HERE..
IF THIS WAS HAPPENED TO MUSLIM PASSENGER, WHAT WILL BE THE REACTION FROM THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE GOVT OFFICIAL INCLUDING POLICE DEPT?????
He came to train RSS and bajarangi pepole so take care
IF MUSLIM FOUND IN SAME ISSUE EVERY NEWS WILL SAY TERRORIST ARRESTED IN MANGALORE AIRPORT.
May be he was taking those bullets to kill Palestinians....need to be investigated....
dont understand what and all this people will be smuggling, golds different case,
ohh really this guy must be crazy. as we all know powerful x ray scanner will be there.
Good work done by airport officials
When a innocent Muslim man was held at the same airport when the Sanghist authorities mistook his tab for an explosive it became an international news. now when this Israel bound passenger arrested with bullets its not at all a news for national media. what a double standard.
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